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| Man convicted of rape and murder of friend in Tamworth after night out | Man convicted of rape and murder of friend in Tamworth after night out |
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| Wesley Streete, 20, killed Keeley Bunker after night out to celebrate her birthday | Wesley Streete, 20, killed Keeley Bunker after night out to celebrate her birthday |
| A 20-year-old man has been convicted of raping and murdering a female friend who had trusted the killer to walk her home. | A 20-year-old man has been convicted of raping and murdering a female friend who had trusted the killer to walk her home. |
| Wesley Streete dumped Keeley Bunker’s body face-down in a brook in a park before trying to conceal it with branches on 19 September last year. | Wesley Streete dumped Keeley Bunker’s body face-down in a brook in a park before trying to conceal it with branches on 19 September last year. |
| He repeatedly lied about what had happened to 20-year-old Bunker as they returned to their hometown of Tamworth, Staffordshire, after a night out celebrating her birthday, changing his account at least four times before his trial at Stafford crown court. | |
| Streete initially claimed to have left Bunker to walk home alone, before later alleging he “accidentally killed her” during consensual sex in Wigginton Park. | Streete initially claimed to have left Bunker to walk home alone, before later alleging he “accidentally killed her” during consensual sex in Wigginton Park. |
| Bunker’s uncle, Jason Brown, discovered her partially submerged body during a massive search involving family, friends and police. | Bunker’s uncle, Jason Brown, discovered her partially submerged body during a massive search involving family, friends and police. |
| The jury, returning verdicts on Wednesday, convicted Streete in just over eight hours. | The jury, returning verdicts on Wednesday, convicted Streete in just over eight hours. |
| Streete, of no fixed address, was also found guilty of two other counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and a charge of sexual activity with a child, against three other victims, said to have taken place in previous years. | Streete, of no fixed address, was also found guilty of two other counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and a charge of sexual activity with a child, against three other victims, said to have taken place in previous years. |